The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-04-21

short, like the song Of the mochng bird,
Just when it seemed about to launch
deeper into melody Altogether Idita
presented an impish and tricky mood
that day such as I never knew her to
|. show before or since.
~ At the meet there was the usual confu-
sion, calling, laughter, humping of CO.
noes, small shrieks from over excited girls,
Coming and going Of tho official boats. I
was promptly boarded by Mrs. Gaunt,
who held me with gimlet eye while she
talked about Idita. In q few minutes l
heard more names of men who had been,
were or were about to be in state OF
violent love with that young lady than my
brain could possibly retain. Only one Inn
pressed himself by reason Of picturesque
ness. The youth, whose name missed,
5 had fallen headlong a slave to the cruel
s'Mobilian, and had then and there retired
to some fastness to brood on his hopeless
passion and, so it appeared; his wrongs
For Idita.had certainly snubbed him out
rageously,-if half what Mrs. Gaunt said
was true. Another the moral Of it all
S4abided by me also. Is it necessary, to
: state its too, would promptly undergo
like treatment ut those little hands; /, too,
would be encouraged, enjoyed, quarrcled
with, snubbed and brushed aside. ~
.-ss s'But, my dear lady, said I, Gin any
zevent.no mountain top or fastncss in the
sWjlds for me! No; if Idita-I mean Miss
Ldita-shou1d be so harsh to an old, old
friend, i would not go away where could
I. not see her but stay right here-yes, and
give her Is good snub myself now and
lthenr' - i
sIlike to hear you talk like that" she
answered ;compassionately, because it in
ssures to us poor wall flowers who haye
sioptgrown'ou our youth and beauty another
saamusing episode in the unparalleled career
zof the belleof Bar Harbor."
So, The she devil had OWNED that hated
sthat expression. ground my teeth SO
. that she was frightened. She began to
talk to somebody else, and fearing that ]
would tell Idita what she had said, set IN
circulation q story the point Of which wac
that I could not be trusted for moment
30 shocking q liar was II l.
- Longing TO be off, found Idita in
learnest talk with Tommy Moore, who
verify looked more Like o crazy man than
anything else; he was furious ut my good
luck and seemed to be. saying violent
things as came up:s 1t was fine to see
Idita quiet and quen him, but my arrival
was not opportune, to say the least; he
flung himself away and walked toa grassy
ihill6cE Overlooking Ftles sceDes whers 1
gRearf:afterwsfd he rolled oh the tnrf Ike
aamadman and.attered curses never heard
before from those gentle lips.
sSB But the signal was given and We en-
barked. 7 wonder hoW. many Of the men
md hEeragen in 4 birch before. hadn't
sButlf knsw;theorehc how to. work the
paddle, and was determined to die rather
than let Idfta;see that was what is yul-
-garlf eAlleiI a. lduaer. Fortunately that
young ladywas-and is round weight;
she is not loveliness in its most ethereal
aspect, 80 nlycaupe wasiwen down in the
water and easieEto handle. Fortunately,
also, the need. of keeping the line made
progression slow, 80 that had nearly
half an hour fin whichi to take tmy first
lesson. Once or twice scattered the
wrong kind Of diamonds over that divine
head, but Idita seemed too happy to care.
Was she happY because at last Ihad come?
I Her eyes were fixed on Turtle island, and
my own heart beat fast. Is she, thinking
Of our agreement? kept wondering. 80
I'VE moved sgayly and efficiently up
the bay and down, then turned for the
grand revie,ya the addition to our
Fankso Of several sscbie Of late comers.
Among theni was Tommy Moore, as I
found to my dismay, for he jammed his
canoe alongside mine and TOOK g balefnl
? pleasure IN botherihg, me in every way he
. cotild. Il GWheli he came muditaas'line Of
vision that charppr merely nodded to him
lightly, as Il nothing had happened out Of
the way-peehaps it was an everyday
matter to, her, that o poor. little society
baby should roll ON, the ground, and curse
horribly on her account. could not get
rid Of him tin. bethought me Of retalia-
ton, and having BY q, skillfrl hoist under
the; stern This canoe given Tommy very
near to q. ducking, that malign youth
kept amore respectful distance, and only
tried to s'fascinate" Idita with. his eyes
and, express with his nose, what he
thought uf me and my vile. padding
The joke wes dull as we approached
Turtle island again, so I slackened up and
edged away tor the futhest boat on, the
wing, deaf to the call Of the commodore,
and as the line moved abreast Of the island
II did INV preftjest, to Cit round the point